Party of Women

For other uses, see Women's Party.

Party of Women
AbbreviationPOW
LeaderKellie-Jay Keen-Minshull
Nominating officerPaul Duddridge
TreasurerKellie-Jay Keen
Founded2023; 2 years ago (2023)
Registered8 February 2024; 11 months ago (2024-02-08)[1]
HeadquartersBath, Somerset, South West England[1]
IdeologyGender critical ideology
Anti-transgender
Colours  Black,   white,   magenta and   turquoise
House of Commons
0 / 650
Councillors[2]
2 / 18,766
Election symbol
Website
www.partyofwomen.org

The Party of Women (POW) is a gender-critical[3][4] and anti-transgender[5] single-issue political party in the United Kingdom, which opposes what it refers to as "trans ideology".[6][7][8] It was founded in 2023 by Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull (also known as Posie Parker) and registered in February 2024.[9]

History

The first application to register the party with the Electoral Commission was rejected in September 2023, due to issues with the proposed constitution and financial schemes.[10] Following an additional failed application in November, the party was formally registered in February 2024.[11][12] The party has aligned itself with Keen-Minshull's views.[9]

On 1 March, the party issued an announcement, committing it to revoke the Gender Recognition Act 2004, and stating that it would reinforce the rights of cisgender women and girls.[13]

Mandy Clair, a councillor sitting on Cheshire West and Chester council, defected to the party on 8 March 2024, having previously served in office for the Labour and Socialist Labour parties.[9]

The Party of Women stood five candidates in the 2024 local elections, receiving a total of 509 votes with no candidates being elected.[12]

A total of 16 candidates stood for the party at the 2024 United Kingdom general election,[14] receiving a total of 5,077 votes.[15] Keen stood in the new Bristol Central constituency[16] but lost her deposit after gaining only 0.5% of the vote.[17]

Election results

House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Election year Total
candidates 		Total votes % Seats won Rank
2024 16 5,077 0.02 0 Steady 34

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Registration summary – Party Of Women". electoralcommission.org.uk. 8 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Open Council Data UK". opencouncildata.co.uk.
  3. ^ Attenborough, Frederick (19 February 2024). "Local Labour Party branch pressures pub into cancelling Conservative-run debate with gender-critical activist". The Free Speech Union. Archived from the original on 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  4. ^ "It's our party and we'll cry if we want to | Jean Hatchet". The Critic Magazine. 10 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Election candidates set out their stalls in Sidmouth hustings". Sidmouth Herald. 20 June 2024.
  6. ^ Storey, Eleanor (10 June 2024). "Linda Law launches election campaign for Party of Women". Eastern Daily Press. Archived from the original on 10 June 2024.
  7. ^ Storey, Eleanor (6 June 2024). "Norfolk Police to attend Let Women Speak event in Norwich". Eastern Daily Press. Archived from the original on 6 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Linda Law challenges Clive Lewis on his 'views on women'". Eastern Daily Press. 28 June 2024.
  9. ^ a b c Smith, Mark (8 March 2024). "Cheshire West councillor quits group to join new party". Northwich Guardian. Archived from the original on 9 March 2024.
  10. ^ Perry, Sophie (29 September 2023). "Posie Parker's political party rejected by electoral commission". PinkNews. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  11. ^ Perry, Sophie (14 November 2023). "Posie Parker's political party rejected by Electoral Commission for the second time". PinkNews. Archived from the original on 15 November 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  12. ^ a b Perry, Sophie (3 May 2024). "Posie Parker's Party of Women fails to gain any seats in local elections". PinkNews. Archived from the original on 4 May 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Party of Women Newsletter 1 March 2024". Party of Women. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  14. ^ Keeling, Peter (9 June 2024). "2024 UK general election candidate summary". Democracy Club. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  15. ^ "UK election results 2024 | Constituency map". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  16. ^ Hobbs, Phoebe (8 June 2024). "Activist Kellie-Jay Keen announces campaign for Bristol Central". Bristol Live. Archived from the original on 10 June 2024.
  17. ^ Perry, Sophie (5 July 2024). "Anti-trans activist Posie Parker loses deposit after dismal election performance". PinkNews. Retrieved 5 July 2024.